Wealden District Council – Your Garden Waste Collection Calendar 2018- Text Only Version (Week 2)

Please use this calendar from the dates shown below and recycle your previous calendar

Your brown bin collection day is FRIDAY

  • December 22
  • January, no collection on Friday 5th, collections on Friday 19th
  • February 2 & 16
  • March 2, 16 & 30
  • April 13 & 27
  • May 11 & 25
  • June 8 & 22
  • July 6 & 20
  • August 3, 17 & 31
  • September 1428
  • October 12 & 26
  • November 9 & 23
  • December 7 & 21

Bank Holidays -Please note collections will take place as usual on all bank holidays, except over the Christmas/New Year period.

What goes in your Brown Bin?

YES PLEASE

  • Grass cuttings
  • Hedge trimmings
  • Shrub and flower cuttings
  • Branches (up to 10cm/4” diameter)
  • Weeds
  • Roots
  • Leaves
  • Herbivorous pet bedding

NO THANKS

  • Food Wastee.g. vegetable peelings
  • Plastics e.g. plant pots and bags
  • Soil and rubble
  • Cardboard
  • Paper
  • Nappies
  • Cat litter and dog waste
  • Treated and painted wood
  • Japanese knotweed

Please Remember

Please ensure that your bin is put out at the boundary of your property by 7am on the day of collection (collection times may vary).

Please report a missed collection by 5pm the following working day.

Unfortunately, we are unable to return for missed collections reported later than this.

Please note extra waste will not be collected (apart from Christmas trees*)

All garden waste should be put into your brown bin loose, without plastic bags or sacks.

If the collection crews are unable to gain access due to road works, parked cars or adverse weather, they will try to return as soon as possible. Please leave your bin out until it is emptied.

During periods of extreme weather, please check our website for updates on your collections.

Christmas Tree Recycling

You can recycle your real Christmas tree by cutting it up and placing it in your brown bin or leaving it in manageable chunks (less than 4 feet tall) next to your brown bin.

Special Home Composting Offers

For details on home composting and how to get a reduced price compost bin, food waste digester or water butt, please go to: or call Getcomposting.com on 0844 571444.

Food waste digesters can take all of your food waste including dairy and meat waste.

Contact Us

Website:

Email:

Telephone: 01323 443322

Address: Wealden District Council, Waste Management, Vicarage Lane, Hailsham, East Sussex BN27 2AX